About 1965 or so could buy double eagles for $75 one ounce of gold...was worth $35 then .

silver coins up to $50 for $1.00 face for silver coins. Close to $20. now.

Canada did years ago. Prices get rounded up or down. Nobody complains.

Also, why does the US insist on using paper for our currency when Canada, Australia & many other countries have transitioned to better materials for their folding currency?

Get with the times US!

tax.

it is a difference of 2 cents in either case.

But cashed them out a few years ago. I do have my father's coin collection, mostly pennies, liberty dimes and buffalo nickels. Haven't really looked at them.

common ones have stayed the same. Stamps have gone down as few young people are interested.

Had a lot of them too , but had to sell out,Still have some indian heads and steel pennies.

It was $200 then.
It's $57,000.00 now.

The problem is that it's not easy to turn it into money.
But it's nice to know its there, I guess.

money? I see a bitcoin ATM at the mall it looks like it isn't that difficult.

They charge huge fees and then give you a terrible exchange rate.
You also have to give them personal info they can sell to scammers.

When I first got it a I bought a $20 computer program and is was a real hassle.
I never found anything else to buy and it was a confusing mess trying to use it.

They say it's worth a lot now but it's not money I can really use.
It's fun to think about though. ( Wow! I have $50,000! )

like we had for the Savings and Loans, .coms and 2008 crash.

of pennies!

Most of the more vintage pennies have been taken out of circulation.

However, I found a nice cache of old pennies (1929, 1930s, 1940s) that I mindlessly collected as a kid.

I'd need a jewelers loupe.

He'd go through his change every night and sort out the silver ones. We found two sacks of silver coins in the safe when he died. They are not worth much as collectibles, because they are not in great shape on average. We split them up among Dad's children and my husband, who collects coins went through them. I'm keeping the rest just as a memento.